When you talk about companies that started up in a garage and were later extremely successful, you can’t help thinking about Microsoft, Apple and co. But there are also many captains of industry outside the internet economy who have worked their way up from modest beginnings with courage and far-sightedness. And you don’t necessarily have to travel as far as Silicon Valley to find them. A visit to Hungary is worth it too. To Vajda Papír for example. The company was founded in 1999 in a back yard with only one machine producing toilet tissue. Today, over twenty years later, it is the market leader in Hungary, producing over 100,000 tons of sanitary paper, for napkins, toilet tissue and paper towels for example. ANDRITZ has accompanied this history of growth as a technology supplier and system partner in the past few years. Within 15 months, a complete paper production line was delivered, installed and started up by the end of 2018.
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On an area of 26,000 square meters, around 30,000 tons of sanitary paper are produced every year in Dunaföldvár, and not just for consumers. By systematically extending the value chain and expanding production to include extra-strong and highly absorbent paper, Vajda Papír tapped into new target groups: hotels, restaurants and cafes. “We were well aware that we needed a specific paper quality for these customers that we could not purchase on the market in sufficient quantities – says founder and Managing Director Attila Vajda. The obvious thing to do was to begin producing paper here locally paper of very high quality”.
Vajda Papír found the right partner for this in ANDRITZ: the company designed and supplied the complete tissue production line, provided comprehensive support during start-up and, thanks not least to digital solutions, is always available for advice and troubleshooting during operations. The scope of supply comprises a modern, spatially compact PrimeLineCOMPACT VI tissue machine with a steel yankee and a shoe press. In addition it includes a complete stock preparation system with pumps, automation, electrical equipment, all peripheral units and the relevant ancillary services. The machine was also fitted with comprehensive sensor technology that allows to gain a detailed inside view of current operating conditions and behavior. “We deliberately sought out a lean overall package that is state-of-the-art.
The line provides the right response to our needs and those of our customers – says Attila Vajda. We are particularly pleased with its efficiency, paper quality and comparatively low energy consumption”.
